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November sadness and gladness

Well. That was a month. NANOWRIMO 2013: Began well and kept a steady pace, but wrote on shuffle without enough story arc in my mind. Last year I'd spent 6-8 months thinking about the first 2/3 of the novel which equaled 58,000 words. This year, I think I wrote all the...

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Pumpkins, and PRE-Orders of ALL IS SILENCE

Hey folks, You can now pre-order a pre-publication edition of ALL IS SILENCE . This will be a small printing intended primarily for Reviewers, Booksellers and Librarians. But you can get early only here at my website or from me personally. And for some fun. Here is...

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Drafts, draughts and drafts…

Hey folks, As the weather changes to drafty windswept coolness, I finished my 5th major draft of the novel and indulged in a few draughts at Boundary Bay Brewery. My posts to this blog have been usurped by writing/editing time and posts on Deserted Lands. My...

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Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.